2025 World Emerging Security Forum

SPEAKERS

Opening Ceremony

10:00 - 10:50

The Evolution of Hybrid Threats and International Security

Cho Hyun

Minister of Foreign Affairs,
Republic of Korea

Kwang Hyung Lee

President, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)

Karim Haggag

Director, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Arnold Kavaarpuo

Executive Director, Data Protection Commission, Ghana

Christoph Heusgen

Co-Chairman, St. Gallen Symposium

Teija Tiilikainen

Director, The European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats (Hybrid CoE)

Session 1

11:00 - 12:30

Cognitive Warfare:
Countering Disinformation and Misinformation for Societal Resilience

Tae-Eun Song

Assistant Professor, Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)

Pierrick Devidal

Senior Policy Advisor, International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)

Sarah Shoker

Fellow, Berkeley Risk and Security Lab

Jean-Marc Rickli

Head of Global and Emerging Risks,
Geneva Centre for Security Policy (GCSP)

Tanna Krewson

Strategic Advisor,
Centre for Information Resilience

Session 2

14:00-15:20

Emerging Technologies and the Threat Landscape:
Persistent Security Threats

Sibylle Bauer

Director of Studies, Armament and Disarmament, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Troels Emil Andersen Boe

Cyber and Tech Advisor,
Office of Denmark's Tech Ambassador

Hitoshi Nasu

Professor of Law,
United States Military Academy, West Point

Michal Krelina

Associated Senior Researcher,
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)

Andrew Reddie

Associate Research Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley

Session 3

15:40-17:10

Resilience of Critical Infrastructure:
Reducing Multidimensional Vulnerabilities

James Sullivan

Director of Cyber & Tech,
Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Gillian Frost

Director General for Cyber, Critical Technology and Democratic Resilience Bureau, Global Affairs Canada

Allan Cabanlong

Regional Director for Southeast Asia Hub, Global Forum on Cyber Expertise (GFCE)

Adewale Peter Obadare

Founder & Chief Visionary Officer,
Digital Encode Limited

Joanna Kulesza

Assistant Professor, Department of International Law and International Relations, University of Lodz, Poland